unkill

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verb

To bring (something killed) back to life.

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Meanings

verbunkill (third-person singular simple present unkills, present participle unkilling, simple past and past participle unkilled)

present singular third person unkills · participle present unkilling · participle past unkilled · past unkilled

  1. raretransitiveTo bring (something killed) back to life.

    We killed agriculture in the past. Now is the time to unkill it.

    1992, Kola Omojola, At the crossroads: challenges and options for Nigeria, page 231

    Synonyms: revive, restore

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo bring (something killed) back to life.

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reviverestore

Origin

From un- + kill.

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APA

unkill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkill

MLA

“unkill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unkill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkill.

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